A general map of North America in which is express'd the several new roads, forts, engagements, &c, taken from actual surveys and observations made in the army employ'd there, from the years 1754, to 1761
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- Created Date
- 1762
- Description
Relief shown pictorially.
Identifies pre- and post-war boundaries.
Title in French and English.
Exhibited: "Women in Cartography: Five Centuries of Accomplishments" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2015-2016.
drawn by the late John Rocque, topographer to his majesty.
This date is inferred.
Following her London-based husband John's death in 1762, Mary Ann Rocque administered his estate and carried on his map business for six years as the publisher of his works. This 1761 map of America published by "M.A. Rocque" was protected by an Act of Parliament, as it states under the bottom neatline, meaning that it was copyrighted and there were penalties for stealing the design and reusing it under another name. Mary Ann sometimes used her initials in the imprint, as on this map. Consequently, much of her work was unrecognized as that produced by a woman in the map trade.
- Creator
Rocque, John, d. 1762
- Partner
- Digital Commonwealth
- Contributing Institution
- Boston Public Library
- Publisher
- published acording to the act by M.A. Rocque ... & A. Dury
- Subjects
- North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps--Early works to 1800 - Location
United States- Type
- image
- Format
- Maps
- Language
- English, French
- Rights
- No known restrictions on use.
No known copyright restrictions.
- Chicago citation style
- Rocque, John, d. 1762. A general map of North America in which is express'd the several new roads, forts, engagements, &c, taken from actual surveys and observations made in the army employ'd there, from the years 1754, to 1761. 1762. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/9s161g59k. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Rocque, John, d. 1762, (1762) A general map of North America in which is express'd the several new roads, forts, engagements, &c, taken from actual surveys and observations made in the army employ'd there, from the years 1754, to 1761. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/9s161g59k
- MLA citation style
- Rocque, John, d. 1762. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/9s161g59k>.